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Record Nr.

UNINA9910254607203321

Autore

Ryabov Artem

Titolo

Stochastic Dynamics and Energetics of Biomolecular Systems / / by Artem Ryabov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2016

ISBN

3-319-27188-1

Edizione

[1st ed. 2016.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (127 p.)

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

530.13

Soggetti

Statistical physics

Dynamics

Amorphous substances

Complex fluids

Chemistry, Physical and theoretical

Nanoscience

Nanostructures

Mathematical physics

Complex Systems

Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics

Physical Chemistry

Nanoscale Science and Technology

Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics

Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Basics of Single-File Diffusion -- SFD in a Semi-infinite System with Absorbing Boundary -- First-Passage Properties of a Tracer in a Finite Interval -- Basics of Stochastic Thermodynamics -- Work Distribution in Logarithmic-Harmonic Potential -- Conclusions and Outlook.

Sommario/riassunto

This thesis both broadens and deepens our understanding of the Brownian world. It addresses new problems in diffusion theory that



have recently attracted considerable attention, both from the side of nanotechnology and from the viewpoint of pure academic research. The author focusses on the difussion of interacting particles in restricted geometries and under externally controlled forces. These geometries serve, for example, to model ion transport through narrow channels in cell membranes or a Brownian particle diffusing in an optical trap, now a paradigm for both theory and experiment. The work is exceptional in obtaining explicit analytically formulated answers to such realistic, experimentally relevant questions. At the same time, with its detailed exposition of the problems and a complete set of references, it presents a clear and broadly accessible introduction to the domain. Many of the problem settings and the corresponding exact asymptotic laws are completely new in diffusion theory.